CEO Kahlil Lalji built Natural to handle the point where an automated workflow still needs a person to move money; Direct adds ACH, wire, RTP and FedNow.
By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
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Primary source: [PR Newswire Business Technology](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/natural-launches-direct-bringing-ach-wire-and-realtime-payments-to-ai-agents-302924236.html)
Why it matters #
Natural is moving agent payments beyond cards into ACH, wire and real-time bank transfers. If businesses trust agents to select a rail within customer-set limits, they can include payment execution in automated workflows that currently require a manual handoff.
Natural, co-founded by CEO Kahlil Lalji, has made Direct generally available, letting business AI agents choose whether to send a payment over ACH, wire, RTP or FedNow. The launch puts Lalji's original bet into a more specific product: agents need to move money through the payment methods businesses already use, not only make card payments.…
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